Cambridge, Mass. – Opening its 37th season of action, Harvard women's soccer heads to San Francisco this weekend to participate in the USF Tournament against No. 18/19 California and San Francisco. It marks the first time since 2008 the Crimson will kick off in the Golden State.

The Crimson and Golden Bears square off on Friday, Sept. 6 at 7:30 p.m. ET. Harvard and USF go head to head on Sunday, Sept. 8 at 2 p.m. ET. Fans can follow both matches on USF's live stats page. The Crimson and Dons can also be seen via San Francisco's live video stream.

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What's Back

Harvard returns 20 letterwinners from a squad that went 9-5-3 overall and 3-3-1 in Ivy League play a season ago. All five Crimson student-athletes that garnered all-conference status during the 2012 campaign return, including Meg Casscells-Hamby, who earned a spot on the first team. Erika Garcia, Bethany Kanten and Haley Washburn all received second team accolades.

Casscells-Hamby and senior captains Elizabeth Weisman and Peyton Johnson accounted for 45 percent of the scoring a season ago and will look to continue their offensive onslaught. Junior Bethany Kanten started 15 of 16 matches between the pipes in 2012, registering a 1.22 goals against average.

The fifth head coach of Harvard women's soccer, Ray Leone begins his seventh season in 2013. Leone and the Crimson posted its sixth-straight winning season in 2012 as Leone earned his 250th career win on Oct. 24, 2012 vs. Brown.

Scouting Cal (3-0-1)

No. 18/19 Cal comes to San Francisco riding a four-game unbeaten streak on the shoulders of sophomores Ifeoma Onumonu (three goals, one assist) and Samantha Witterman (two goals, three assists). Senior Emily Kruger holds a 0.71 GAA with 10 saves though four games. In his seventh season, Neil McGuire holds a 76-41-13 record with the Bears.

Scouting USF (2-1)

Bringing a 2-1 record into the weekend, San Francisco is led offensively by freshman Lexie Krueger with four points. Sophomore Madalyn Schiffel will start in net, allowing two goals through three games for a 0.64 GAA. Head coach Jim Millinder is in the midst of his second season with the Dons.